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About Bommagatta Village

Bommagatta is a large village in Sandur tehsil, in the district of Bellary, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,946, made up of 2,043 males and 1,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 568.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 583119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bommagatta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bommagatta village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Bellary
Tehsil Sandur
Pincode 583119
Area (hectares) 568.29 hectares
Population 3,946
Male Population 2,043
Female Population 1,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Bommagatta compares

By the 2011 count Bommagatta is the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents. Its 568.29 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Bommagatta

Bommagatta is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bommagatta as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bommagatta from other places

Bommagatta lies about 45 km from Bellary, and the nearest railway station is Swamihalli, about 6.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Bommagatta
Nearest railway station Swamihalli 6.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Sandur 17 km
Nearest town Sandūr 17 km
District headquarters Bellary 45 km

Villages closest to Bommagatta

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sandur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Bommagatta

As per the Census of India 2011, Bommagatta village had a population of 3,946. That makes it the 12th largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,414 residents.

Bommagatta village has 2,043 males and 1,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bommagatta has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Bommagatta is 583119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bommagatta covers 568.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Bommagatta falls under Sandur tehsil of Bellary district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Bommagatta is Swamihalli, about 6.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Bommagatta.

Bommagatta is about 45 km from Bellary in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bommagatta is in Sandur tehsil of Bellary district. Swamihalli is about 6.8 km away. Sandur is about 17 km away. Sandūr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jodikasinayakanahalli (1.9 km), Devarabudenahalli (2.5 km) and Jiginahalli (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Bommagatta today is likely to be higher.

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